CenterPoint will construct and sell the shell, and CyberContinuity will fit the building with redundant securitycapabilities and the equipment to support 4.8 watts of criticalload, according to Jack Pressman, Cyber Continuity's chieftechnical officer. While CenterPoint's Matthew Tramel declined todisclose the price Cyber Continuity will pay for the shell,Pressman tells GlobeSt.com his company's total investment in thefacility is $60 million. It is expected to open in spring 2007.

The building will exceed requirements for a Tier III data-centerdesignation, which is based on standards for secure data storagedeveloped by the Santa Fe, NM-based Uptime Institute. The centerwill also provide businesses with primary or back-updisaster-recovery data storage and services.

It will also contain two types of space managed and operated bya Cyper Continuity technical support team. One area is devoted to"custom-built, secure, private, standalone suites for individualcompanies," Pressman says. "The rental rate for these is between$190 per sf and $250 per sf. The other area will contain multipleserver racks for lease by businesses that require data-storagesupport. The rent rate in this space ranges from $1,200 a month to$2,000 a month per cabinet, including power."